Safety Champions Program Series Part 3
From The Safety Consultant Podcast by Sheldon Primus, MPA, COSM, COSS
April 13, 2026 · 31 min · Season 6 · Episode 350
About this episode
Sheldon Primus discusses how to prepare for OSHA’s Safety Champions Program and the steps involved in building an effective safety management system.
In Part 3 of this Safety Champions series, Sheldon Primus wraps up the conversation by focusing on the practical question many safety leaders are asking: How do you actually get ready for OSHA’s Safety Champions Program? In this episode, he walks through what readiness looks like at each stage and explains the program’s 3-step structure as building the foundation, making the safety management system operable, and proving the system is sustainable and improving over time. Sheldon breaks down how organizations can begin by securing leadership commitment, creating written policies, assigning safety responsibilities, surveying workers, identifying hazards, establishing controls, building training plans, evaluating OSHA logs and injury records, and coordinating with contractors. He then explains what it takes to move into the intermediate and advanced stages, where organizations show that the program is functioning, improving, and becoming part of the way the business operates. This episode is ideal for safety professionals, consultants, and business leaders who want to understand what OSHA readiness really looks like and how to move from compliance-only thinking into a stronger…
People in this episode
Host: Sheldon Primus
Topics covered
- Safety Champions Program
- OSHA readiness
- safety management system
- leadership commitment
- hazard identification
- safety training
Keywords
- Safety Champions
- OSHA
- safety leaders
- safety responsibilities
- training plans
- safety management
- hazard controls
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OSHA
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